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erronis

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21. I use a website that delivers a variety of background sounds. But be careful with these noises.

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:35 PM

Mar 2026

The site is https://mynoise.net/. I like the "Waterfall" under Sleep Aid.

The warning about background noises is because the brain is constantly trying to understand patterns in the sounds, even while we're sleeping. If the noise has certain characteristics thee brain can be trying to interpret speech - which is tiring, even while asleep.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-constant-modern-life-minds.html

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function [View all] SheltieLover Mar 2026 OP

Mine is mentally painful. It's hard to describe, but I suspect it is like hearing that dog whistle that no one else can Ferrets are Cool Mar 2026 #1

Sorry you suffer with this. SheltieLover Mar 2026 #2

I can't complain. Mostly just getting up for the usual 69 yr old stuff. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2026 #3

Have you had a home sleep study? SheltieLover Mar 2026 #4

No, but thank you for the info. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2026 #5

They did this study using ferrets. Not joking! SheltieLover Mar 2026 #7

Thanks, SheltieLover... Trueblue Texan Mar 2026 #9

Yw! I hope it helps you. Pls let us know. SheltieLover Mar 2026 #10

At first my Tin really bothered me for months. Jacson6 Mar 2026 #22

i remeber my recurring nightmare... and now i do believe catsudon Mar 2026 #23

I have forgotten what silence sounds like. 70sEraVet Mar 2026 #6

So sorry to learn you suffer with this! SheltieLover Mar 2026 #8

Me too. ☹️ chia Mar 2026 #15

I don't know what silence is. I hear hissing constantly. Srkdqltr Mar 2026 #11

Pressure booms. Is that a thing? vanlassie Mar 2026 #33

Its like a low pressure door closing? Not loud or hurtful or sharp just whomp. Srkdqltr Mar 2026 #37

fascinating. thx so much. mopinko Mar 2026 #12

I use a website that delivers a variety of background sounds. But be careful with these noises. erronis Mar 2026 #21

interesting. thx. mopinko Mar 2026 #32

I have the opposite problem - I have lived in quiet spaces so long that any sound wakes me up erronis Mar 2026 #35

Pls read #7 above. SheltieLover Mar 2026 #25

Crickets and locusts chittering all the time ThreeNoSeep Mar 2026 #13

Same. nt. druidity33 Mar 2026 #14

Yes, for the most part PatSeg Mar 2026 #16

I woke up at night one time and listened to the insects singing outside - and then I remembered it was winter and there Martin68 Mar 2026 #19

Yes, for years it was as though radical noodle Mar 2026 #34

Not to discount the pain and suffering others have experienced, I've experienced tinnitus for 40 years so far and Martin68 Mar 2026 #17

I'm in that club, too. Grammy23 Mar 2026 #18

I also get this episodic feeling of pressure in my head and then a series of clicks. 58Sunliner Mar 2026 #20

Poor sleep is believed to be connected to the tinnitus SheltieLover Mar 2026 #26

So lack of sleep causes tinnitis and tinnitus causes lack of sleep. SunSeeker Mar 2026 #24

Well, we have some control over sleep... SheltieLover Mar 2026 #27

That's great if your insomnia is caused by sleep apnea, but if it's not, like most people, there's no easy fix. SunSeeker Mar 2026 #29

Good info. Been suffering with the condition for many years now, I've often D. Spaulding Mar 2026 #28

I've had tinnitus for longer than I can remember sdfernando Mar 2026 #30

I went into a sound studio once & could tell the total exclusion of exterior sound.... Callie1979 Mar 2026 #31

I've had it for 20 years Diraven Mar 2026 #36

It's been constant LittleGirl Mar 2026 #38